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As a noun amazon

is a tall, strong, athletic woman.

As a verb barbarian is

.

amazon

English

(wikipedia Amazon)

Etymology 1

From (etyl), from (etyl), from (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • (Greek mythology) A member of a mythical race of female warriors inhabiting the Black Sea area.
  • A female warrior.
  • A tall, strong, or athletic woman.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl), Río Amazonas . It is common belief that the Spanish explorer Francisco de Orellana fought a battle against a tribe of Tapuya natives, in which the women fought alongside the men, and that he derived the name from the Amazons in Greek mythology.

    Proper noun

  • A river of South America that flows through Brazil for about 4000 miles to the South Atlantic.
  • A region including much of this river; specifically, the region of the Amazon Rainforest, or of the Amazon River Basin.
    • Derived terms
    * Amazonian * Amazon milk frog

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of the large parrots from the genus Amazona .

    • Etymology 3

    Chosen by Jeff Bezos in 1994 as a word beginning with 'A' which had existing connotations (see meanings listed in etymologies 1 & 2) of being exotic, different, and (as the Amazon River) the largest of its kind in the world. Ann Byers, Jeff Bezos: the founder of amazon.com , pp. 46-7, Rosen Publishing Group, 2007, ISBN 1-4042-0717-1

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • Amazon.com Inc, a very large internet retailer

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To overwhelm or obliterate, in the context of an Internet start-up vastly outperforming its brick-and-mortar competition.
  • * 1998', George Anders, "Discomfort Zone: Some Big Companies Long to Embrace Web But Settle for Flirtation — They Fear Online Marketing Could Cause Sales Staffs And Distributors to Rebel — A Risk of Getting ‘'''Amazoned ’", ''The Wall Street Journal , 1998-11-04, p. A1. [http://search.proquest.com/docview/398638046]
    • Those who hesitate risk being "amazoned ," forfeiting business to an Internet newcomer, in the way that bookstore chains have lost ground to Amazon.com Inc., the online bookseller.
  • * 1999', Andrew Wileman, "Smart cookies: Get set to '''Amazon ", ''Management Today . Aug 1999, p. 79 [http://search.proquest.com/docview/214769716]
    • Venture capitalists' desks are thick with business plans promising ‘we're going to Amazon the insurance/travel/property business...’
  • * 1999 , Tim Smith, InternetWeek (786), "Getting Customers Totally Integrated – Cisco CIO Pete Solvik", 1999-10-25, p. 98 [http://search.proquest.com/docview/226888867]
    • Take the example of MetalSite.com, which is owned by steel companies. The steel companies aren't getting "Amazoned'" by a start-up but, rather, they are doing the "' Amazoning " within their own industry.
  • * 1999 , "Amazon Expands", InternetWeek (789), 1999-11-15, p. 11 [http://search.proquest.com/docview/226901337]
    • Amazon.com may soon be "amazoning " a few more industries.
  • * 2000 , Bob Tedeschi, "E-Commerce Report: Web and catalog businesses are crossing into storefront territory, creating parallel avenues of retailing", The New York Times , 2000-11-20, p. C12 [http://search.proquest.com/docview/91394028]
    • Gone are the days when they agonized about being "Amazoned ", or blind-sided by a dot-com ....
  • * 2001 , Saul Hansell, "Web Sales of Airline Tickets Are Making Hefty Advances", The New York Times , 2001-07-04, p. A1 [http://search.proquest.com/docview/91898346]
    • In other industries, established companies are pulling people and money away from their Internet operations, as their fear of being "Amazoned " by start-ups has subsided.
  • * 2001 , Steve Lohr, "Gearhead Nation: A Time Out for Technophilia", The New York Times , 2001-11-18, p. WK4 [http://search.proquest.com/docview/92105390]
    • Meanwhile, traditional companies would be obliterated — "Amazoned " — by Internet upstarts.
  • * 2002 , Scott Harris, "Roots in Israel, Head in Silicon Valley", The New York Times , 2002-06-30, p. B8 [http://search.proquest.com/docview/92285195]
    • "Everybody was afraid of getting Amazoned ," Mr. Landan said. "They didn't want to get left behind."

    References

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    barbarian

    English

    (wikipedia barbarian)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Relating to people, countries or customs perceived as uncivilized or inferior.

    • Synonyms

    * barbaric * barbarous

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An uncivilized or uncultured person, originally compared to the hellenistic Greco-Roman civilisation; often associated with fighting or other such shows of strength.
  • (derogatory) Someone from a developing country or backward culture.
  • A warrior, clad in fur or leather, associated with sword and sorcery stories.
  • (derogatory) A person destitute of culture; a Philistine.
  • A cruel, savage, brutal person; one without pity or humanity.
  • * Philips
    • Thou fell barbarian .

    Related terms

    * barbarism * barbarity * barbarize English reduplications